History of North America

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

Bartholomew Gosnold was an English sea captain who led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod, Provincetown, Cuttyhunk Island, and Martha's Vineyard. Eric Yanis of The Other States of America podcast shares his telling of this incredible story. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/wS7QIbuqotg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines,...

We conclude our study of the book that changed North America. One cannot underestimate the importance of the Authorized Version and official translation of the English bible sponsored by British King James I, published in 1611 and widely disseminated thereafter throughout the British Iles and across the North American territory. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/QTK...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

The Legacy of the King James Version of the Bible is broad and encompassing, reaching the shores of North America from the British Isles from the early 17th century onwards. JWV, One of our regular Canadian viewers of the video edition of this series is familiar with the book, for, when growing up in England she remembers studying the King James Bible as a Methodist. She brought her beloved copy o...

The original printing of the Authorized Version of the King James Bible was published by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, in 1611 as a complete folio Bible. The original printing was made before English spelling was standardized and there were no illustrations at all in the Authorized Version, the main form of decoration being the historiated initial letters provided for books and chapters &ndas...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

The task of translating the Bible into English was undertaken by a group of scholars approved by King James the First. All were members of the Church of England and most were clergy. The scholars worked in six committees, two based in each of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Westminster. The committees included high churchmen, as well as scholars with Puritan sympathies&m...

Revered as a translator of the Bible into English (1526), William Tyndale (1494-1536) was a biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution for heresy. Over 90% of the King James Bible consist of his translated words that later influenced the trajectory of Christianity in the New World. Check out the YouTube version o...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

In 1604, King James convened the Hampton Court Conference, where a new English version of the Bible was conceived in response to the problems of the earlier translations perceived by the Puritans, an orthodox faction of the Church of England. One cannot underestimate the spiritual, cultural, political, and literary importance and influence of the Authorized Version's pre-eminence in the English-sp...

The King James Bible is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by authorization and sponsorship of King James the First. Noted for its "majesty of style", the King James Version (KJV) has been described as one of the most important books in English culture and a driving force in the shaping of the English-speak...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

"Remember, remember, the 5th of November; Gunpowder, treason and plot; I see no reason why gunpowder, treason; should ever be forgot." Every year, people across the United Kingdom light fireworks and bonfires to commemorate the events of November 5th, 1605. Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night celebrates the capture of Fawkes (1570-1606), who was apprehended under the British Houses of Parliament wit...

Bonfire Night aka The 1605 Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an assassination attempt against King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics who sought to restore the Catholic monarchy to England and thus influence and shape the religious course of British North American colonization. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/gPl0IjRgmYI which has a...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

One of the best-loved Christmas Carols sung by North Americans is a joyous children’s story that exemplifies generosity during the Holiday Season. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/C-iHhEpO0f0 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Good King Wenceslas books available at https://amzn.to/3FUILKz &nb...

Jacobean Era (1603-25) theater plays were performed by The King's Men, an acting company to which William Shakespeare (1564-1616) belonged for most of his career. Formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, they came to be the King's Men in 1603 when King James ascended the throne and became the company's patron, during a period that greatly influenced the ear...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

Let’s delve into the life and times of the British Monarch that gave his name to the Jacobean Era (1603-25), King James I. This pivotal epoch helped shape the exploration and colonization of the North American Continent. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/coL9Ys12nak which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and di...

King James I (1566-1625) the son of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots—with his daring explorers, adventurers and colonizers laid the foundation for future British settlement and the eventual formation of both Canada and the United States of America. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/ZmyTGwiMbEU which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...

Let’s visit a few famous Museums that house precious treasures and artifacts connected to North American History. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/c72EPqzxWUc which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Great Museum books available at https://amzn.to/43sVuOR        ENJOY Ad-Free co...

The early years of the Quebec colony were hard, and the population grew slowly. Samuel Champlain administered its affairs and took personal charge of an organized exploration of the unknown interior. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at  https://youtu.be/V5mYuLwL57g which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Champlain's D...

Denary Novels, Book One — Continuing saga of the 10-volume international historical mystery and suspense thriller series titled Denary Novels by Mark Vinet, which are heavily immersed in World history with connections to North America. Get FREE access to this novel’s accompanying visuals, including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at https://patreon.com/markvinet      ...